Lumber Pricing Trends

A burst of increased demand in the last two weeks of August pushed up many lumber prices somewhat. The practice of customers to stick to just-in-time buying, held for the better part of the past year, created a situation of low field inventories. As construction activity continued across the continent, customers found themselves purchasing more […] The post Late-Season Demand Pushes Lumber Prices Up first appeared on Madison’s Lumber Reporter.

The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending september 1, 2023 is: US$461 mfbm The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending September 1, 2023 is: US$461 mfbmThis is up by +0.2%, or +$1, from the previous week when it was US$460. For information regarding the construction of this Index (species mix, weighed […] The post The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending September 1, 2023 is: US$461 mfbm first appeared on Madison’s Lumber Reporter.

Those looking for a trend line of where lumber prices are going, after these three years of severe volatility, might soon be able to glean some answers. Currently the weekly price of benchmark lumber commodity item WSPF 2×4 is close to matching that of two years ago. Looking at the top graph here on this […] The post Some Lumber Prices Rise as August Wanes first appeared on Madison’s Lumber Reporter.